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City Council Meeting 4-5-83
Santa Monica, California
STAFF REPORT
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: City Attorney
SUBJECT: Ordinance Amending Supplemental Fire Safety and
Prevention Requirements
At its meeting on February 22, 1983, the City Council
directed the City Attorney to prepare an ordinance amending
Ordinance Number 1217 (CCS) so that the deadline for instal-
lation of partial automatic fire sprinkler systems in exist-
ing residential buildings would be extended to June 1, 1984.
In response to this direction, the accompanying ordinance is
presented for City Council consideration.
On August 25, 1983, the City Council adopted Ordinance
Number 1217 (CCS). This ordinance amended Section 206(a) of
the Uniform Administrative Code to provide for Supplemental
Eire Safety and Prevention Requirements.
The requirement that existing residential buildings
have partial automatic fire sprinkler systems was set forth
in Division 7.03. This provision has been amended to extend
the deadline to June 1, 1984. No other changes have been
made in the ordinance.
It is respectfully recomended that the accompanying
ordinance be introduced for first reading.
PREPARED BY: Robert M. Myers, City Attorney
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City Council Meeting 4-5-83 Santa Monica, California
ORDINANCE NUMBER
(City Council Series>
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA MONICA AMENDING SUPPLEMENTAL
FIRE PROTECTION PROVISIONS
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Santa Monica
adopted Ordinance Number 1177 (CCS) on September 9, 1980;
and
WHEREAS, Ordinance Number 1177 (CCS) adopted the 1979
Uniform Administrative and Technical Construction Codes; and
WHEREAS, Section 206 added to the Uniform Administra-
tive Code, 1979 Edition, contains the local amendments to the
1979 Technical Codes; and
WHEREAS, Section 206(a) of the Uniform Administrative
Code, entitled "Supplemental Fire Safety and Prevention
Requirements," reserved the following divisions for future
use: Division 3.00 relating to Requirements for Automatic
Fire Extinguishing Systems and Division 7.00 relating to
Requirements for Existing Residential Structures; and
WHEREAS, on August 25, 1983, the City Council adopted
Ordinance Number 1217 (CCS) amending Section 206(a) to
include Supplemental Fire Safety and Prevention Requirements.
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to extend the
compliance date for existing residential buildings to include
partial automatic fire sprinkler systems,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA
MONICA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Division 7.00 of Section 206(a) of the Uni-
form Administrative Code adopted by Ordinance Number 1177
(CCS) and Ordinance Number 1217 (CCS) is hereby amended to
read as follows:
Division 7.00. Requirements
for Existing Residential Structures.
7.01. On or before January 1,
1982, every dwelling unit and every
quest room in a hotel, apartment
house, or lodging house used for
sleeping purposes shall be provided
with approved smoke detectors located
as required by Section 1210(a) of the
Uniform Building Code, 1979 Edition.
The Fire Chief shall make available to
the public an informational brochure
on those smoke detectors approved by
the Fire Chief and the proper manner
of installation.
7.02. On or before January 1,
1983, every building or structure
used as a hotel, apartment house, or
lodging house with floors more than 30
feet above the lowest level of Eire
Department vehicle access shall be
provided with:
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(a) The fire protection system
required for non-residential build-
ings contained in 3.05 of Division
3.00 of Section 206(a) of the Uniform
Administrative Code, 1979 Edition.
(b) Emergency and evacuation
procedures approved by the Fire Chief
posted in each sleeping room.
7.03. On or before June 1,
1983, every building or structure
used as a hotel, apartment house, or
lodging house with floors more than
55 feet above the lowest level of
Fire Department vehicle access shall
meet the requirements for non-resi-
dential buildings contained in 3.06(b)
of Division 3.00 of Section 206(a) of
the Uniform Administrative Code, 1979
Edition. On or before June 1, 1984,
every building or structure used as a
hotel, apartment house, or lodging
house with floors more than 55 feet
above the lowest level of Fire
Department vehicle access shall meet
the requirements for non-residential
buildings contained in 3.06(a) of
Division 3.00 of Section 206(a) of
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the Uniform Administrative Code, 1979
Edition.
7.04. The provisions of 7.02
and 7.03 shall not apply to any prop-
erty for which the mortgage is
insured or held by the United States
Department of Housing and Urban
Development until such time as the
City Council determines such
provisions are applicable after
exploring and seeking all available
federal and state assistance to
finance the requirements of these
provisions.
SECTION 3. Any provision of the Santa Monica Municipal
Code or appendices thereto inconsistent with the provisions
of this ordinance, to the extent of such inconsistencies and
no further, are hereby repealed or modified to that extent
necessary to affect the provisions of this ordinance.
SECTION 4. If any section, subsection, sentence,
clause, or phrase of this ordinance is for any reason held to
be invalid or unconstitutional by a decision of any court of
competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the
validity of the remaining portions of the ordinance. The
City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this
ordinance and each and every section, subsection, sentence,
clause, or phrase not declared invalid or unconstitutional
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without regard to whether any portion of the ordinance would
be subsequently declared invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 5. The Mayor shall sign and the City Clerk
shall attest to the passage of this ordinance. The City
Clerk shall cause the same to be published once in the
official newspaper within 15 days after its adoption. The
ordinance shall become effective 30 days from its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
ROBERT M. MYERS
City Attorney
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